Malaysian

The population of Malaysia as of 2006 is estimated to be 26,640,000. Of these, 5.44 million Malaysians live in East Malaysia and 21.2 million live in Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian population continues to grow at a rate of 2.4% per annum; about 34% of the population is under the age of 15. As of 2004, Malays made up an estimated 50.4% of the population, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous peoples 11%, Indian 7.1% and others 7.8%.

originated in Yunnan of Southern China and had migrated to South East Asian countries where they split into several racial subgroups. Initially they were Hindus and Buddhists and had converted to Islam as did the neighbouring Indonesians. In Malaysia, Malays are by constitutional definition, according to Article 160 of the Malaysian Constitution, Muslims. These people, combined with indigenous peoples of Malayo-Polynesian origins (e.g. Kadazandusun, Iban, Dayak, Melanau, etc., mainly concentrated in Sabah and Sarawak) are denoted 'bumiputra'.

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